02/01/2026
These sessions are definitely the ones that have taught me new skills and horses who don’t respond “textbook” are often the best teachers!
🥺 To every student or practitioner who has walked away from a treatment replaying everything in their head and thinking, that was awful, this is for you.
First, stop beating yourself up. We have all been there!
Bodywork is not a performance, and horses do not respond on our timetable. A session that feels clumsy, quiet, uneventful, or even uncomfortable for you can still be deeply effective for them.
Horses often process after the event.
They release later.
They yawn in the stable that evening.
They stretch the next day.
They move differently once their nervous system has had time to integrate what you offered.
You do not always see the result on the in the yard that day or in that exact hour, and that honestly does not mean nothing happened.
Learning bodywork means learning to sit with uncertainty. It means trusting touch, timing, and intention even when the feedback is subtle or delayed. Some of the most powerful changes happen quietly, once the horse feels safe enough to let go.
A “perfect” session is not one full of dramatic releases. It is one where the horse was listened to, not forced, and given space to respond in their own way.
If you showed up regulated, attentive, and respectful of the horse in front of you, you did your job.
Growth in this work is not linear. Every session, especially the ones that feel messy builds your skill, your feel, and your confidence.
Be kind to yourself.
The horse is not judging you.
And very often, the work is still unfolding long after you have left the yard 🙏
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